
Integrate the Shadow, Master Your Path

While we may understand that diverse and contradictory levels of consciousness coexist in us, we often do not perceive that each one of them is innately creative. Our lives are a manifestation of the sum total of all the different characters or levels of consciousness that we are, whether or not we are aware of them. Bringing the inner worlds of ou
... See moreEva Pierrakos • The Undefended Self: Living the Pathwork
Karl Jung said this about ‘the Shadow’ in one of his books: ‘It is as evil as we are positive … the more desperately we try to be good and wonderful and perfect, the more the Shadow develops a definite will to be black and evil and destructive. … The fact is that if one tries beyond one’s capacity to be perfect, the Shadow descends to hell and beco
... See moreHaruki Murakami • 1Q84: Books 1 and 2
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light,” said Jung, “but by making the darkness conscious.”
Debbie Ford • Dark Side of the Light Chasers: Reclaiming your power, creativity, brilliance, and dreams
The expressive power of the inner self is released through this bond with the Shadow. Once you become an advanced practitioner of the tool, you’ll be able to express yourself freely in situations that you would’ve frozen in previously.